Christopher accuses Reagan of lying in mailer dispute
Los Angeles GOP rival Ronald Reagan is accused by former San Francisco mayor George Christopher of lying about knowledge of a mailing of anti Christopher literature. Christopher calls the campaign smear tactics scurrilous and says he cannot continue under family pressure. He also hints at a possible vote as a free agent if Reagan is the nominee.
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Los Angeles
UPI
George Christopher
Ronald Reagan
San Francisco
San Diego
Bay City
Christopher
Drew Pearson
Edmund G. Brown
Regan
United World Federalists
American Veterans Committee
Hiccasp
Reagan
Communist Front
Organiza
Lost Dog Judy near Municipal Golf Course
Dark brown port Cocker partially blind named Judy located near the Municipal Golf Course. Contact 735-7696 or evenings 870-5706. Found notes: Lost and Found entry with personal contact numbers.
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Port Cocker
Mesquite Health Hazards Threaten Water Project Funds
Ernest G. Gregory, chief of the Nevada Bureau of Environmental Health, warned Clark County commissioners that Southern Nevada Water Project funds could be jeopardized unless Mesquite fixes serious health hazards. He cited deficient septic systems and improper sewage disposal that risk raw effluent entering irrigation ditches and the Virgin River, violating state law and health regulations.
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Ernest G. Gregory
Nevada
Bureau of Environmental Health
Clark County
Gregory
Colorado River
Lake Mead
Mesquite
Health Department
Virgin
Colorado
Living Room Blaze Kills LV Housewife
Mrs. Arthur McQueen, 4393 Deckow, died from burns after a living room fire gutted her home ten hours earlier. Deputies and fire officials described the blaze as caused by careless smoking. The victim, found near a burned couch, died before treatment arrived. neighbors aided the escape.
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Blaze
Arthur McQueen
Deckow
LeRoy Hawks
Clark County Fire Department
Hawks
Dancers Injured In Car Accident At Tropicana and Koval
Stacey Adams a Watusi dancer at the Mint Hotel was injured in a two car crash at Tropicana Road and Koval Lane. She received treatment at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital and was not expected to miss performances. Audrey Boutte another Mint performer received on scene first aid and was to perform as scheduled. Trevor Young a Strip maitre d was cited for following too closely.
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Stacey Adams
Mint Hotel
Tropicana Road
Koval Lane
Miss Adams
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Audrey Marie Boutte
Highway Patrol
Miss Boutte
Tropicana
Koval
Trevor Young
Sierra Vista
County OK approves funds for Clark County library
County commissioners approved 44 312 for a new Clark County library serving unincorporated areas. C L Boyd chairman of the library board led the request. The 44 312 funds allocate 4 612 for salaries 12 700 for books and the remainder for operating costs. This ends a year long drive by private citizens to provide library access outside Las Vegas city limits.
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Clark County
C. L. Boyd
Las Vegas City
Two Nevada girls found safe after Florida bus station pickup
Karen Marie Parker 13 and Karen Faye White 15 from North Las Vegas were located yesterday at a Florida bus station. Parents report the girls left home for an outing to Lake Mead. Parker wore a bathing suit when last seen two weeks ago.
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Karen Marie Parker
Karen Faye White
Las Vegas
Florida
Lake Mead
Miss Parker
Former NLW Mayor Horace Tucker Arrested After Drinking Incident
Former North Las Vegas mayor Horace Tucker, whose murder conviction was set aside by the Nevada Supreme Court, was arrested for drunkenness and interfering with a police officer. The interference charge was dropped, he faces a Thursday court appearance on the drunk charge, and he is free on $25 bail. Tucker, the first mayor after North Las Vegas incorporated in the 1940s, was convicted of murdering Omar Jack Evans in October 1963. Evans was found dead from bullet wounds in Tucker's living room. A new trial is pending after a Supreme Court ruling on prejudicial evidence. Tucker was arrested outside the Oxford Club on North Las Vegas Boulevard and Oxford Street.
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North Las Vegas
Horace Tucker
Nevada Supreme Court
Tucker
Omar Jack Evans
Evans
Supreme Court
Earl Kaylor
Oxford Club
North Las Vegas Blvd
Oxford Street
Cannon Says Tax Hike Now Would Be Unwise
Sen. Howard W. Cannon warns against a swift tax increase amid rising prices and public concern. He urges studying the effects of other government and voluntary actions such as higher VA and FHA loan rates, reinstating excise taxes, and delaying capital outlays before considering tax changes.
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Cannon
Howard W. Cannon
Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Administration
Funeral Services Today For Fred Brown 87
Funeral services for Fred Brown 87 will be held today at Sunset Funeral Chapel at 2 30 p m with Rev George Carter Church of Christ officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Born in Brooklyn June 20 1878 Brown moved to Las Vegas 12 years ago and became a noted gambling figure in this town. He is survived by a sister Mrs Eusebia Jay of Compton Calif and a niece Mrs Margaret Frisby Inglewood Calif. Among his outstanding achievements was the publication of a green felt covered pamphlet entitled The Story of Gambling and Hall of Fame.
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Fred Brown
Sunset Funeral Chapel
George Carter
Church of Christ
Woodlawn Cemetery
Brooklyn
Brown
Las Vegas
Eusebia Jay
Compton
Calif
Margaret Frisby
Inglewood
Friday the 13th birth and local justice remark
The column notes a jail delay without trial and celebrates the birth of Denver Lynn Cook on Friday May 13. The author Ruthe D. comments on parental suspicion and ends with belated congratulations to the Cook family.
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Ronald V. Cook
Dalitz Tax Trial Dismissal Motion Heard in Federal Court
Federal Judge Roger D. Foley Jr. heard a motion to dismiss conspiracy and tax evasion counts against Desert Inn executive Morris B. Dalitz and his accountant Eli Boyer. The case, tied to a 1959 stock transaction and a 1958 Thurbo-Dynamics purchase, centers on reporting timing and income classification. Dalitz, a Nevada resident, sought venue change. no ruling date was given.
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Dalitz
Los Angeles
Bruce I. Hochman
Long
Thurbo-Dynamics Corp
U.S. Atty
John C. Keeney
Eli Boyer
California
Hochman
David Goldwater
Nevada
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